BELLFLOWER >> The Damien boys basketball team had a balanced offensive attack with four players in double figures as the Spartans defeated Fairmont Prep 68-52 in the semifinals of the Bosco Winter Classic Friday night at St. John Bosco High. The Spartans (11-0) will face tournament host St. John Bosco in the championship game Saturday at…
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Rookie quarterback Justin Fields will try to lead the Chicago Bears to their first win at Lambeau Field since 2015 on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers. Fields returns from a ribs injury that caused him to miss two starts, while Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns from the team’s bye week nursing a broken…
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Nick Williams began his Giants coaching career by accidentally ignoring Joe Judge’s call. Williams was working remotely as Southern Illinois’ wide receivers coach in the spring of 2020, sitting at home with his wife and their new dog during the COVID-19 shutdown. Judge was trying to reach him, but Williams’ wife was…
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Justin Fields’ return from three cracked ribs comes as the Chicago Bears organization seeks not just glimpses of hope for the future but consistent signs the rookie quarterback is the player to rebuild around. Provided Fields remains healthy for the next five weeks, he is in position to start 13 games as a rookie, which…
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It’s one thing to watch the Giants and Jets play non-competitive, bland, games. Yet it’s quite another to actually hang around to see how each coach answers questions during his post-game press conference. As someone who follows this tedious viewing pattern, we often ask the following question of ourselves: Masochist or moron? We will go…
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It’s one thing to watch the Giants and Jets play non-competitive, bland, games. Yet it’s quite another to actually hang around to see how each coach answers questions during his post-game press conference. As someone who follows this tedious viewing pattern, we often ask the following question of ourselves: Masochist or moron? We will go…
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Don’t let the ZIP codes fool you. If one isn’t supposed to judge a book by its cover, nor should fighters be judged based on their upbringings. That being said, Jordan Wright knows he has been more fortunate than most. “Absolutely, I had a pretty good life growing up,” the UFC middleweight said. Life could…
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By JOHN ROGERS and BRIAN MELLEY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78. Nesmith, who had undergone quadruple bypass surgery in 2018, died of natural causes at his…
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Ice skaters. Entertainers. Food vendors. Even Santa. That’s the scene in the heart of Orange County, where an outdoor ice skating rink and a “winter village” has popped open for the holidays. On Thursday, Dec. 9, Santa Ana debuted its month-long village and ice skating rink, with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, performances by professional skaters…
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By MANUEL DE LA CRUZ and EDGAR H. CLEMENTE TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — Survivors of the horrific truck crash in Mexico that killed 55 migrants and injured more than a hundred recounted from their hospital beds how their location inside the truck determined who lived and who died. Those unlucky enough to be riding…
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